Resurgence (Life After Allegiant - Divergent Fanfiction)

Chapter Five

 Panicking i race back towards the dorr, jumping is too risky, even for now. The door and the staris seem miles away but as soon as i reach the stairs i'm just staricases at at time. The landing sometimes jolts my bones but i don't register pain. Just frenzy.

Finally i reach the door to the outside world, flinging the heavy doors open i race into the busy street, opting to follow the road and not the sidewalk.

I run as fast as my body will phiscally take me.  I don’t even feel my feet hit the ground but I hear the constant thud followed by another thud. The nightmares in my head distract me and without thinking my legs lead me to my dark destination. There’s a lump in my throat, expecting the worst news possible. The lump makes it hard to breathe but I can’t stop running.  Occasionally I’ll stumble and pain will shoot from different parts of my body. 

I reach one the Factionless sectors and I throw myself over potholes, dodge murky puddles, swerving to avoid a fallen assortment of roof tiles. I look into one of the deserted houses. It’s strange to see that these buildings still look abandoned even after the factions have gone.  In the house it’s still and the dark takes hold of every space, I can faintly see something moving inside, it looks like a figure. Maybe it’s just my imagination going mad after my fall from the building earlier.  After I’ve past the obstacle course of the Factionless sector it’s only a few metres until the Abnegation sector. I turn a sharp left hand corner into total chaos. Our house is on fire and people are rushing around, some screaming, some hustling around people with injuries. I’m surprised not to see them all in grey clothes but of course the factions are gone now. I keep forgetting that. I look desperately for Caleb and Tobias but there’s no sign of them. Every second makes it harder to breathe, harder to keep from fainting, harder to keep my heart beating.

“Tobias?” I cry, desperate to hear his voice reply through the loud crowd. No reply. “Caleb?” There’s a reply. My heart rises for a second then recognising who it was it sinks down to the ground in a matter of nanoseconds.

“Tris?” It’s Matthew’s voice. I want to cry at hopes being dashed but at least it’s company.

“Oh Matthew. Thank god you’re here.” I turn to look at him, he looks like he’s about to be sick.

“I thought you were in there too. I only just came right now.” He says, his face turning a mix between red and green. Such a strange combination. 

“Yeah well Caleb and Tobias must still be in there.” The flames still flicker in the house and I know I can’t just stand by and talk to Matthew anymore. It’s my Dauntless soul telling me that I need to save whatever is left of my loved ones.

“There’s nothing we can do, Tris. I’m sorry to break it you but a blast like that they have so little chance of survival.” He face turns into a small smile. Angry at the smile, I slap him hard, and his cheek instantly goes red. Before he has chance to look at me, I jog over to the fence barricading the flames. I can feel the powerful heat threatening to burn me from here. I know I must go in there.

“Excuse me miss. You can’t be this close, please step back.” A voice says behind me. A man in black and yellow stands there, a shiny hard hat cradled under his arm.

“You can’t tell me what to do.” I'm Divergent, i follow on my comment in my head. It’s now or never. I straddle over the fence and sprint to the open window that I broke earlier in my rage.  I can see into the room, it’s once grey coloured walls are now Dauntless black. It reminds me of the Abnegation massacres caused by the unaware Dauntless. Black killing grey.  

I leap through the window and land in the heap on the other side; flames attempt to engulf me at my every move. I hear shouting from the black and yellowed clothed men behind the picket fence.

“Tobias? Caleb?” I call out again. This time I get the answer I’ve been looking for.

“Tris?” It’s Tobias’ voice. Weak but still his voice. I start towards my one and only love. My miracle. My survivor. I can only hope Caleb is with him and alive too.

“I’m coming.” I say then squeal in pain as a flame lashes out at me and hisses on my skin.

“Tris! Don’t come, go back. I’ll be out soon.” He says louder this time.  What’s he hiding from me?

“No!” I retort. I need to know what he’s trying to hide from me.

“Tris please.” I have reached the wardrobe. The doors blown off the bits of it are littered. I can see Tobias, down the stairs. He’s cradling something, something large. Something called Caleb.

“Caleb!” I scream and jump down, passing all the steps as I fly in the air. I land a few centimetres away from a wall, still grey. Some Abnegation survived.

“Tris, calm, he’s alive. “ He reassures me. “Just.” Just. The word sends me into a frightened panic.  I crawl over to my brother, his head covered in red, his eyes nearly closed. All I see is Uriah, his body tumbling across the room along with a mountain of debris. I can’t lose Caleb. I won’t lose Caleb. I’ve lost too many.

I take hold of Caleb’s hand; parts of it are wrinkled from scolding. I have the feeling that I need to throw up. Whether it’s the smoke in my lungs or the thought of Caleb leaving me, even after he betrayed me.

“Caleb, stay with me. You’re okay. You are.” He shakes his head.

“I deserve this, finally.” He says, almost too quietly to hear. By this point I’m in tears for the 3rd or 4th time today. Was it only just early this morning I was reunited with Tobias? It can’t be. Too much has gone too wrong.

“No you don’t. You’re a good, pure person Caleb.”

“I’m not, you know that. I was ready to send you to your death and  I have no defence for that.”

“It was a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes.”

“Not like this though. Now it will be the way it’s supposed to be, you should’ve lived, not me.”

“Caleb, don’t do this.” I plead, choked by tears.

“I need to put things right, Tris. It’ll put my soul at peace.”

“I’ll revive you, I promise.”

“No Tris, I don’t want to live. It’s painful to look at you knowing all my wrongs.  You’re not going to use the Resurgence serum on me, say it.” He demands.

“I won’t if that’s what you want.  Don’t blame yourself for anything, you are forgiven.”

“Thank you. You are the pure soul here. Maybe if you and Tobias have children you name one after me, in my remembrance.  I love you Tris.”

His eyes flicker and slide shut. His chest falls; it never rises back up again. His hand in mine is limp and un-moving.

“I love you too.” I whisper, desperate for him to hear it, but it’s too late. He’s gone before he can hear it. My tears flow faster and faster and I scream at the loss of my brother. I throw my arms on top of his and embrace his wilted body.

I kiss his forehead and stroke away some of the dirt and blood on his face. He looks at peace now. His soul is at peace.

“Goodbye, my brother. Goodbye, my angel.”

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